Tropic Thunder is like my Catcher in the Rye. Love that film! It grew on me too. At first I thought it absurd, but then watching it over and over again you appreciate the subtly nuanced absurdity. Its such a rich film. Brilliant.

Wow, this topic just went off the rails in the best way I could imagine.

I also didn't really appreciate stiller or Jack Black for that matter but that film gave me a new appreciation for all of those actors. They were all great and broke out of their molds. Especially Tom Cruise.